Chrysler Key Replacement in Boston

Chrysler minivans do more work in a week than most vehicles do in a month, and around Boston they are family transport, school run, hockey bag carrier and weekend hauler all at once, which is exactly why a fob that has started to misbehave is felt so quickly in these cars, because the fob on a Pacifica does not merely lock the doors, it runs the sliding doors and the liftgate that the whole household depends on.

Chrysler Models We Make Keys For

Pacifica, Voyager, 300 and Town & Country.

The Chrysler Group PIN and How Your Van Is Programmed

Chrysler runs the SKIM and SKREEM immobilizer systems, the same architecture that sits underneath Jeep, Dodge and Ram, and a PIN tied to your individual vehicle has to be pulled before any key is added to it. Pacificas and the later 300s use proximity fobs with push button start while the older vehicles carry fobiks with a blade that folds or slots into the body of the fob, and our technicians work with all of them week in and week out, so the PIN step that stops other shops is simply part of the routine here.

The Call We Take Most Often from Minivan Owners

The typical Chrysler call does not come from somebody who has lost a key at all, it comes from a parent standing in the rain whose fob has stopped opening the sliding door with two children and a stroller waiting behind them, and nine times out of ten the cause is a flat coin cell or a button that has worn through rather than anything at all to do with the immobilizer. Our technician tests every function before packing up, because a fob that starts the van but refuses to open a door has only been half repaired and you will be calling somebody again inside a fortnight.

Cracked Shells, Tired Buttons and Keeping a Spare

Pacifica fobs take a beating from being handed between drivers all week and they crack along the seam long before the electronics inside them give up, so if your buttons still work and the case is falling apart it is worth asking about a shell replacement rather than assuming a complete new fob is the only answer. Minivans also spend their lives full of bags, kit and small children, fobs disappear into that environment with remarkable regularity, and a spare made quietly on a Tuesday costs a fraction of an emergency call from a rink car park in February.

All Chrysler key and fob work is completed at your vehicle, including the sliding doors and the liftgate, and every function is tested before we go. Dial (781) 928-8161 at any hour of the day or night.